King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (also KACST; Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية‎) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is an organization established in 1977 as the Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology (SANCST); in 1985, it was renamed King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.

History

In 1984, Abdul Rahman Al-Athel was named as the President of the city. In 2007, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, who used to be the KACST vice president for research, became the president. HH Dr. Turki AL Saud is the KACST vice president.

Organization

Institutes

The research complex is divided into the following research institutes:

Projects

The National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan

The National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP) is a collaboration between the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and the Ministry of Economy and Planning. This program was approved by the Council of Ministers in 2002. This program has fifteen strategic technologies that will help the future development of Saudi Arabia.[6]

King Abdullah's Initiative for Arabic Content

King Abdullah's Initiative for Arabic Content(ar) is a project that aims to provide high-quality Arabic contents in all disciplines. To achieve this goal, KACST started to work with the local and international organizations. For example:

Wiki Arabi (Arabic: ويكي عربي‎): This is another project initiated by King Abdullah's Initiative for Arabic Content. This project aims to improve the content of the Arabic WorldHeritage by translating the high-quality articles from other languages of WorldHeritage (Persian, English, French and Hebrew WorldHeritage). The first Wiki Arabi event was in 2010, where over 2000 articles were translated into Arabic.[10] The second Wiki Arabi was in 2012.[11]

Scientific achievements

KACST's Space Research Institute has designed some satellites that are used in scientific purposes. Such as: SaudiComSat-1 and SaudiGeo-1

In 2006, KACST signed a collaboration agreement with CERN to participate in the construction of LINAC4 project. KACST engineers constructed a warm prototype of it. This prototype was then qualified at CERN. And now, KACST is working build up a high-energy physics community to participate in future CERN programs.[14]

In September 30, 2008, KACST funded the science team of Gravity Probe B, helping them to complete the project.

In 2012, KACST announced the first electrostatic accelerator in Saudi Arabia. This accelerator has been designed by the National Center of Mathematics and Physics.[15]

Information Technology Unit (ITU)

Information Technology requirements for research center and city staff is fulfilled by ITU section situated in building No. 1.

Internet proxy for Saudi Arabia

The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology operates the internet backbone in Saudi Arabia as well as the local registry address space. According to RIPE, "all Saudi Arabia web traffic will come from [the] IP block" registered to KACST.[16]

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